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How to pronounce truculent
“truculent” pronunciation in real English speech
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“truculent” in real sentences
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I get your point you don't have to be so truculent you do know what truculent
SmartLess
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a non-descript everyman with a truculent determination not to bemoan his fate unduly.
The School of Life
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the altar his large hands loosely retaining a chalice his face was very truculent gray and
Penguin Books UK
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the rise of relative truculent nationalist movements might feed off this particular kind of rage so
Intelligence Squared
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